The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned of Sir John Wilson School in the capital's Badda to allow its

Bangladesh Railways is set to add new luxurious carriages to its fleet soon, as the first consignment of 20 modern coaches out of 270 that the government is procuring arrived on March 22.

Unidentified miscreants shot a man in the capital's Mohakhali Wireless Gate area early yesterday.

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) organised a discussion on the occasion of 46th

Miscreants smashed a donation box of a Hindu temple in Dhaka's Demra early yesterday and stole the money

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday accepted five charges against two Mymensingh men of genocide and

Unidentified miscreants have allegedly looted around Tk 30,000 from a Durga temple in Demra area of Dhaka.

Unknown miscreants have shot a man in Mohakhali Wireless Gate area of Dhaka.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1, led by Justice Anwarul Haque, yesterday recorded the testimony of Noor Hossain, the investigation officer of the case filed against three Habiganj men for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Reckless driving killed three people, including a woman and her five-year-old son, and injured 30 others at Mohipur near Dairy Farm area of Sherpur upazila in Bogra yesterday.

Child marriage prevalence rate was lower in households where at least one parent had education beyond secondary level, found a research by the department of Population Sciences of Dhaka University and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

The body of a school student with his throat slit was found in their rented house in the capital's Dakkhin Dania yesterday.

Over two months have passed following an alleged abduction of a former Bangladesh Chhatra League president of the capital's Rampura Thana unit whose mother yesterday said she was appearing before the press for the fourth time and now seeking Prime Minister Sheikh

The Election Commission (EC) has asked the Satkhira superintendent of police and officers-in-charge (OC) of five police stations of the district to appear before it tomorrow to give statements about the irregularities that took place in the recent Union Parishad (UP) polls.

The just concluded Union Parishad election has been questionable because of "nomination trading" by political parties, violation of the electoral code by candidates and supporters, and disputed role of the Election Commission, a civil society organisation said yesterday.

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a legal aid and human rights organisation, yesterday expressed deep concern over the law enforcement agencies' alleged harassment and pressure on Sohagi Jahan Tonu's family to give statements they had prescribed.

Today is the 16th death anniversary of Faria Amena Rashid; daughter of Mamun Rashid, an engineer; says a press release.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has introduced a new payment plan for motorbike registration fees.

Brig Gen (retd) AKM Azizul Haque AMC passed away following a cardiac arrest at Combined Military Hospital Dhaka on Friday. He retired in 1990 as the chief psychiatrist of Bangladesh Armed Forces.

The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is going to provide pure drinking water at a nominal price through two vending machines to be set up on a pilot basis at water pumps in Mirpur and Fakirapool.